Taniwharau Rugby League Club
The Taniwharau Rugby League Club is a rugby league club from Huntly, New Zealand. They compete in the Waikato Rugby League and WaiCoa club competitions. The club plays in a green and gold strip and are based at Waahi Pa Huntly.
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| Colours | Green and Gold |
| Founded | 1944 |
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| Coach | Premier Coach: Harley Raihe Premier Reserve Coach: Chris Fox |
| Competition | Waikato Rugby League and WaiCoa Competition |
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| Premierships | 14 |
| Waicoa Bay Premierships | 2002, 2007 |
History
Taniwharau, founded in 1944 by Tonga Mahuta, is the most successful club in Huntly, a town which once boasted four rugby league clubs, the Rangiriri Eels, Huntly South, Huntly United and Taniwharau.
The club won 11 straight Waikato premierships during the 1970-80's. Taniwharau also won the inaugural Waicoa Bay championship in 2002 and again in 2007 a year in which they went through the season unbeaten; a feat that has never been achieved before at the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level. Taniwharau were able to win the reformed Waikato Rugby League title in 2008 and 2009.[1][2]
Notable past & present players
- Lance Hohaia (New Zealand International)[3]
- Wairangi Koopu (New Zealand international)
- Herewini Rangi (New Zealand Warriors player)
- Andy Berryman (New Zealand international)
- Steve Berryman (Cook Islands international)
- Don Parkinson (New Zealand international)
- Rick Muru (New Zealand international)
- Austin Dias (Wests Tigers Player)
References
- "It's all gold for champions Taniwharau". Waikato Times. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- Devonshire, John (10 August 2009). "For Taniwharau it's a three-peat". Waikato Times. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 83. ISBN 9781869693312.